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Re: Pacers/Bobcats Postgame Thread 2/13/13

Does playing with the Starters make Players like DJ and Hansbrough better Players?

I'm guessing the attention afforded to the Starters makes a difference...but I wonder why they don't always play like that

He really does play Charlotte well, but I'm a firm believer in Hansbrough only being mediocre after West came in and put him on the bench. Either he's just more productive as a starter because he can shoot at a higher volume or the starters themselves help hansbrough out a lot more than the bench does. Either way, that's what its always seemed like to me.

Re: Pacers/Bobcats Postgame Thread 2/13/13

He really does play Charlotte well, but I'm a firm believer in Hansbrough only being mediocre after West came in and put him on the bench. Either he's just more productive as a starter because he can shoot at a higher volume or the starters themselves help hansbrough out a lot more than the bench does. Either way, that's what its always seemed like to me.

For me this is irrefutable fact. Hansbrough is a good basketball player who has never had to adjust to being a role player until recently. Lance always looks to help Tyler score, but in general Tyler has been a better player as a starter without lance in the past. Tyler is a rhythm shooter and seems to struggle in short spurts, almost as if the pressure of knowing he has limited minutes makes him overthink things as a bench player. Pacers trading Tyler has made a lot of sense and I am surprised they haven't, I am a huge Tyler supporter and want to see him play here forever...but realistically speaking trading him just seems to make sense unless David West's return is not such a sure thing.

*removed* Just keep politics and religion completely out of it, please.

Re: Pacers/Bobcats Postgame Thread 2/13/13

George is going to be a guy commonly recognized as a superstar level player next season. He's been a top 10 player in the NBA since December 4th.

Since that time (35 games, over 3/4 of the season)

19.6 ppg
8.5 rpg
4.3 apg

2.05 steals
.7 blocks

55% True scoring (well above league average efficiency)
3.9 free throws per game (on a clear upward trajectory, we've all seen him aggressively force officials to give him calls as of late, and he's got to the line about 6.5 times per game in February, even with the stinker vs. Brooklyn)

Those numbers during that period compared to the NBA leaders this season would put him

#12 in points per game right after Tony Parker
#23 in rebounds per game tied with Larry Sanders
#37 in assists per game right with Brandon Knight, a starting point guard
#3 in steals per game, behind only Mike Conley and Chris Paul
# 32 in 3 point percentage (.394) tied with Carlos Delfino

Then take into account his elite defense night in and night out, which aside from steals largely isn't reflected in the traditional stats.

We don't need to imagine what a "superstar" in Indiana would look like, you need only look as far as Paul George's last 35 games, he's easily been performing like a top 10 player in the NBA since he broke out.

Re: Pacers/Bobcats Postgame Thread 2/13/13

George is going to be a guy commonly recognized as a superstar level player next season. He's been a top 10 player in the NBA since December 4th.

Since that time (35 games, over 3/4 of the season)

19.6 ppg
8.5 rpg
4.3 apg

2.05 steals
.7 blocks

55% True scoring (well above league average efficiency)
3.9 free throws per game (on a clear upward trajectory, we've all seen him aggressively force officials to give him calls as of late, and he's got to the line about 6.5 times per game in February, even with the stinker vs. Brooklyn)

Those numbers during that period compared to the NBA leaders this season would put him

#12 in points per game right after Tony Parker
#23 in rebounds per game tied with Larry Sanders
#37 in assists per game right with Brandon Knight, a starting point guard
#3 in steals per game, behind only Mike Conley and Chris Paul
# 32 in 3 point percentage (.394) tied with Carlos Delfino

Then take into account his elite defense night in and night out, which aside from steals largely isn't reflected in the traditional stats.

We don't need to imagine what a "superstar" in Indiana would look like, you need only look as far as Paul George's last 35 games, he's easily been performing like a top 10 player in the NBA since he broke out.

Amazing to see how many people here still don't believe in Paul George.